The Tenth Man

El rey del Once

Award-winning director Daniel Burman returns with this well-observed comedy that wrestles with notions of identity, home and the intricacies of the father-son relationship.

After years away, Ariel returns to Buenos Aires seeking to reconnect with his father Usher, who has founded a charity foundation in Once, the city's bustling Jewish district where Ariel spent his youth. In the process of trying to meet his father and getting entangled in his charitable commitments, Ariel also reconnects with his own Jewish roots.

Leading man Alan Sabbagh won the Jury Award for Best Actor in an International Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival.

"A small joy: a lighthearted, shaggy-yet-brief charmer with a pleasantly moralistic story that's like Sholem Aleichem by way of Seinfeld." - Andrew Lapin, NPR

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